Creativity in Crisis
World-class film event weathers worldwide challenges When they first launched the Tryon International Film Festival five years ago, Beau Menetre and Kirk Gollwitzer aimed…
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“Intimacy Despite Distance”
Art on Main does as much as it can with a virtual platform Becky Smith forges fairytales. A Canton-based jewelry artist, Smith writes fables…
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Change Begets Change
A cancelled festival prompts crop diversification — and a renewed zeal for local About 25 years ago, Beth Laughter and her sister-in-law Kim Hill of Circle…
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Word to the Wing
How did birding get so big with no one looking? Sure, the hobby has been around at least as long as the Audubon Society…
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Open Tuning
Guitar expo is rare in highlighting both electric and acoustic models It’s equal parts shopping mall, museum, and Antiques Roadshow. At the spring installment…
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The Wood Spirit You Know
Carver’s work represents inaugural festival Chris Carroll looks at a just-fallen tree and sees a second chance. Maybe there’s a wood spirit in there,…
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The Inside Scoop
Competitive ice-cream-eating champs will try for a “three-peat” Showing up on a Tuesday to the North Carolina Mountain State Fair two years ago turned…
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Twenty Countries, Twenty Flavors
Festival encompasses a complex array of cultures Henderson County is rich in residents from Latin America, and Fiesta Hendersonville is the chance to experience…
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Grow Big or Go Home
The Southern Appalachians are known for a comfortable climate and for extreme biodiversity — including pumpkins without limits. Susie Zuerner has been cultivating up…
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A Matter of Justus
Pioneering U-Pick farm is finally a presence at Apple Festival For more than 70 years, Hendersonville has hosted the North Carolina Apple Festival, celebrating…
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